Rule 36.05 - Terms and Vacancies(A) Initial terms Initial terms for members of the Commission on Specialized Dockets shall be as follows:
(1) The member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile drug docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges; the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges; one of the members who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association; the member who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a mental health docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; one of the members who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; the member who is a prosecutor nominated by the Executive Director of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association or the President of the Ohio Municipal Prosecuting Attorneys Association; the member who is a juvenile probation officer nominated by the President of the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association; and one of the at-large members shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2013;(2) The member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile family dependency treatment docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges; the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a drug docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association; one of the members who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association; one of the members who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; the member who is a magistrate of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Magistrates; the member who is a public defender nominated by the Director of the Ohio Public Defender Commission; and the program coordinator shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2014;(3) The member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile mental health docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges; the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a mental health docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association; the member who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a drug docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; one of the members who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; the member who is a magistrate of a court of common pleas assigned to a family dependency treatment docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Magistrates; the member who is an adult probation officer nominated by the President of the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association; and one of the at-large members shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2015.(B) Subsequent terms and reappointment Except as provided in division (A) of this rule, the term of a commission member shall be for three years. A commission member shall be eligible for reappointment, but shall not serve more than three consecutive full terms. A commission member shall be eligible for reappointment after serving three consecutive full terms, but only upon at least a one-year break in service. Abbreviated initial terms and appointments to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a full term.
(C) Judge, magistrate, and attorney vacancies(1) If a commission member who is a judge involuntarily leaves office by reason other than Article IV, Section 6(C) of the Ohio Constitution, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur. (2) If a commission member who is a magistrate ceases to serve as a magistrate with an Ohio court, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur. (3) If a commission member who is an attorney no longer practices in Ohio, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur. (D) Filling of vacancies Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. A commission member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold the position for the remainder of that term.
Ohio. R. Superi. Ct. 36.05